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The fundamental unit ofheredity and the basic structural andfunctional unit of genetics.

dna

A helical molecule consisting oftwo strands of nucleotides that is theprimary carrier of genetic information

transmission genetics

The branch of genetics concerned with themechanisms by which genes aretransferred from parent to off spring.

pedigree analysis

The constructionof family trees and their use to followthe transmission of genetic traitsin families. It is the basic method ofstudying the inheritance of traits inhumans.

cytogenetics

The constructionof family trees and their use to followthe transmission of genetic traitsin families. It is the basic method ofstudying the inheritance of traits inhumans.

karotype

A complete set ofchromosomes from a cell that hasbeen photographed during celldivision and arranged in a standardsequence.

eugenics

The attempt to improve thehuman species by selective breeding.

haplotype

A set of genetic markerslocated close together on a singlechromosome or chromosome region.

gene therapy

A set of genetic markerslocated close together on a singlechromosome or chromosome region.

genome

The set of DNA sequencescarried by an individual.

hereditarianism

The mistaken ideathat human traits are determinedsolely by genetic inheritance, ignoringthe contribution of the environment.

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